Tad has been counting down the days to the end of November, because IT’S DECEMBER 1ST AND WE MUST CHRISTMAS ALL THE THINGS. He has really turned into the Christmas elf.  Or a Christmas nag – because if it isn’t done YET, he gives me no peace until it is. Here he is in 2016, […]

Getting back into the swing of things after a holiday weekend is never easy, especially in our house, where so many of us crave stability and consistency in our everyday schedules. But Rerun isn’t just out of sorts after a long weekend. After a couple of comments lined up with some subdued behavior,  he went […]

It’s beginning. This ought to keep me busy for a while.

A part of me is looking at the remaining days of November and wanting to cling to them… to cherish the tiny little break in between the holidays because Thanksgiving was so early this year. And the other part of me is cracking open my recipe book and doing things like this: I actually need […]